#Episode 21
It was Yoon Young-soo.
The secretary of the Salvation Guild and Jin Song-yi’s right-hand man, he slumped down on his seat. It was already late at night, but he didn’t care.
Should I say I’m dumbfounded?
What I just experienced was something that cannot be described in words.
It was around 9:20 PM when I called Jin Shi-hoo.
And the time now is 21:50.
When Jin Shihou first said he would go to America without any teleportation abilities, I thought, “This guy is joking too much.”
But I was shocked to see that it had reached Japan in just over ten seconds.
About a minute later.
It’ll probably be two minutes at most.
In those two minutes, I arrived in the continental United States and entered the gate in Texas.
And after about 10 minutes, they say some gate has been cleared.
‘… … It’s a monster.’
There is no doubt.
The real Jin Shihou who returned was a monster. Yoon Young-soo could not even imagine his power now.
And I just got off the phone with Jinsong.
‘… …John Marcel… … .’
Helios’ Guildmaster John Marcel was an apostle.
It was amazing. I should say it was so perfect.
What on earth were they doing that even Jinsong couldn’t properly notice?
no.
If a stranger saw this, the situation itself would just be nonsense.
Who is John Marcel? He is a perennial S-class Awakened and is more active than anyone else in America.
His activities are not limited to gate clearing.
Among the Awakened, there is a truckload of those without backgrounds.
Among the orphans, there are many who have awakened to A-class and S-class powers, and there are also truckloads of people who approach them and offer them unfair contracts.
John Marcel offers a very fair contract, and allows them to move to another guild in the future without any penalty if they grow.
It is said jokingly that one third of all Awakened people between C- and S-classes in the United States pass through Helios.
Beyond taking incompetent Awakened ones to other gates to gain experience, there are fighting techniques, ways to use skills, and efficient gate clearing techniques.
It’s rare to find a guild that teaches all of this. Helios is definitely a great guild.
It was because the guild was of that level that Jinsong flew to America. Because the spirit of service was so strong.
But that guild master was an apostle.
‘… … This is creepy.’
How many people are wearing masks anyway?
In doing so, Yoon Young-soo confirmed the importance of Jin Shi-hoo once again.
Yeah, this will do.
Jin Shihou is Jin Song Yi’s younger brother. The adjective ‘strong ally’ was unnecessary.
He is a great ally.
Yoon Young-soo made up his mind.
now.
It’s time to send Jinsong to Seoul.
Long ago, South Korea did not have the ability to clear an S-class gate. They asked for aid from the United States, and the unique Awakeners in the United States were the first Awakeners and were considered the best Awakeners in the world at the time.
He was a man overflowing with playfulness.
The condition he presented was ‘to prevent the most capable Awakened person in Korea from coming to Seoul.’
That was all I explained to Jin Shihou. But there was more to it.
Some of the Awakened people active in Seoul are said to have colluded with the indigenous Awakened people in the United States.
Because of that promise, Jin Song-i is still active in Pangyo.
The beginning of the Salvation Guild was in Pangyo, and five years ago, a guild called ‘Jinsongi’ was established in Seoul under the name of Yoon Young-soo.
When I was awarded a bid for a gate in Seoul, I worked with Jinsong to clear that gate.
A being called Jinsong should not live only in Pangyo.
It needs to grow more. Without thinking too deeply, Seoul is bigger than Pangyo. The number of gates appearing in Seoul is much more than the number of gates appearing in the entire Gyeonggi Province.
Politicians who turn a blind eye to the ‘shortcut’ of Jin Song-i clearing several gates while traveling to and from Seoul, they think it is some great benefit, but this must be broken first.
We must be on the alert of the political circles that treat Jin Song-i like cold rice and the awakened people in Seoul. To be frank, if you get on my nerves, I plan to kill you.
Whether politicians, businessmen, or awakened people.
First, Yoon Young-soo sent a text message to Jin Song-i.
[Master, I think it’s time to go up to Seoul.]
The reply did not come right away.
It was only after about five minutes that Yoon Young-soo’s watch began to vibrate.
[Yes, please proceed.]
* * *
There was a man whose expression was very unpleasant.
To be clear, it was anger.
He slams the desk down.
“Jinsongi, this f*cking bitch… … .”
Violent words that did not match his handsome face burst out of his mouth. And they were endless.
“Did my words telling you to quietly stay in Pangyo sound like dog talk…?”
“Master, calm down.”
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“Mr. Jinjeong, stop talking nonsense and calm down.”
“… … .”
“Hey, you piece of shit.”
“Yes, Master.”
“How on earth did this bitch clear this?”
“… … I don’t know. Nothing has been revealed about what might have appeared inside this gate.”
The handsome man, Lee Seong-jae, a pure SSS-class Awakener from South Korea, gestured for her to continue.
“The Helios Guild members who entered with Jinsong said they didn’t see anything.”
“Why? They don’t have eyes? Are they all blind?”
“… … Jinsong-i ordered everyone to retreat, but I asked around one by one and searched through all their watches, but I couldn’t find anything special.”
“There must be something. Maybe some kids are acting strangely or something like that.”
“The only thing that was special was that John Marcel, the Helios Guild Master, ran towards Jinsong instead of retreating.”
Awakened people entering the gate always enter holding a watch.
It was a duty. A duty mandated by law.
The watch should always have the auto-record feature turned on, and I’ve looked through most of the watches now.
But nothing came out. Rather, only the heroic aspect of Jin Song-yi, who immediately gave an evacuation order to everyone as soon as she figured out the situation and single-handedly stopped the ghosts, was highlighted. That’s why the media is making such a fuss about it.
“Hey, do you believe this?”
Lee Seong-jae knocked the monitor in front of him to the side. The monitor turned around. The guild master saw a news item displayed on the monitor.
[The highest-ranking gate of all time, the one conquered by Jin Song-i of South Korea. Should the ranking of Chilgang be changed?]
“The highest-rated gate ever? Hey, is this common sense? Isn’t this some kind of error?”
“… … Honestly, I have never doubted the gate measuring device in the past 10 years, but seeing the recent surge in abnormal gates, I cannot rule out the possibility that it is not a bug.”
The reason this was said was simple.
First of all, there are no monsters inside the gate other than the ‘Ghost’. At most, it’s the Ghost King.
But the gate’s grade has changed. It’s SSS grade or higher.
But Jinsong cleared it all by herself? Does that make sense?
Above all, Jin Song-i was not being interviewed.
Yeah, that’s the biggest problem.
Jinsong’s watch. And Jinsong’s mouth.
If Jinsong reveals the watch, everything will be clear. Even if it’s not the watch, if Jinsong opens her mouth, the mystery will be solved.
Nothing is resolved now.
That was when.
The guild master continued speaking in a cautious voice.
“However, some strange scenes were captured on the watch of some of Helios’ guild members.”
Only then did Lee Seong-jae start to show interest.
“Nothing special, huh? This kid has grown a lot. Just kidding.”
“… … That’s not it, I was just confused about whether I should tell you this or not.”
“So what is it?”
The Guild Master tapped his watch as if he had been waiting. Then, a large hologram appeared in the air.
A video began to play on the hologram.
The footage showed the fidgeting Helios Guild members, all of whom were looking at the gate.
When will you come to rescue me?
I wonder if Jinsong-i is okay.
etc.
About 3 seconds before Lee Sungjae explodes in anger at the words he doesn’t want to hear.
The Guild Master began to slow down the video.
slowly.
The gate shook like waves. Then a man appeared there. The guild master stopped the video at that exact point.
“I can’t see his face very well, but it’s this man.”
His appearance was extremely vague. The only things I could make out were that he was wearing a black balmacaan coat and that he was a man.
Blurry face and body shape.
Lee Seong-jae, who had been staring blankly, said.
“Keep turning it.”
“yes.”
The guild master plays the video again. The speed is clearly 0.2x.
However, as soon as the video started playing, the man disappeared from that spot.
Just like smoke.
“… … What is that?”
“I have two guesses.”
“say it.”
“Either he was too fast for the video to capture, or he was simply seen waiting outside the gate.”
The guild master played the video in reverse, and again the hologram of a man in a black coat appeared.
Lee Seong-jae didn’t say anything. He just quietly looked at the man in the video.
The guild master said.
“It would be easier if I could just check Jinsong’s watch, but she keeps refusing.”
“… … .”
“He said that the watch was broken during the battle, but the prevailing opinion is that it could easily have been an SSS-class gate… … .”
Boom!
The guild master couldn’t continue speaking because Lee Seongjae had already smashed the desk in his office with his fist.
“… … Seoul is mine. I will stop this bitch from coming up to Seoul. I will stop her no matter what. No matter what.”
There was an article floating in the corner of Lee Seong-jae’s computer monitor, which had fallen to the floor as the desk broke.
[Jin Song-i, who massacred Lee Seong-jae’s ‘Conqueror’ guild members, will return to Seoul?]
There is no hate without a reason.
There is no escape without a reason.
Everything happens for a reason.
Lee Seong-jae pointed to the man in the black coat with his hand.
“And that kid, find out what he’s doing right now.”
I was skeptical, but there was nothing I could do. The Guild Master’s answer was set in stone.
“……yes.”
* * *
At the Texas Hotel, Jin Song-yi was with Jin Shi-hoo.
An odd silence settled in.
Each had their own reasons.
Jinsong-i is ashamed.
Jin Shi-hoo couldn’t believe that his older sister was getting beaten up.
Jin Shihou was the first to open his mouth.
“So are you sure now? No more doubts?”
“I was released when I left my house in Pangyo. It was just that I had a hard time accepting reality, not that I kept doubting or anything. I heard that the chief secretary gave me the watch that Sado used to use, so why didn’t you contact me?”
“Because it’s annoying.”
“… … You’ve grown so much.”
“I was originally bigger than my sister.”
Jinsong-i burst out laughing because she was so dumbfounded. But.
“I heard from the Chief Secretary on the phone that you got to Texas in five minutes?”
Jin Shihou did not deny it.
“uh.”
“… … I felt it even inside the gate, you really are a monster.”
Jin Shihou chuckled.
“I’ve heard it so many times that it doesn’t feel new.”
“… … Shihuya.”
“why?”
“I read the diary you gave me.”
“Really? How do you feel?”
“… … It was sad.”
Jin Shihou remained silent, as if he wanted to hear more.
